By Merry Pham
Photo: Jubilee delegation with Cardinal Turkson in the Vatican
It's been a busy Spring at Jubilee USA. From the Supreme Court to the Caribbean to the Vatican, Jubilee USA has been working to move forward critical financial reforms to end global poverty. Our Executive Director, Eric LeCompte, touches on our current campaigns and some of the biggest issues facing global poverty today in an interview with Catholic News Service.
Jubilee campaign for debt relief gains momentum, allies in the Vatican
BY DENNIS SADOWSKI
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A Washington-based organization and its worldwide partners working to carry on the biblical principle of jubilee have gained the attention of the Vatican.
Representatives of Jubilee USA Network and its partners discussed the need for debt relief for poor countries and international financial reform for 90 minutes May 21 in the Apostolic Palace with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, and Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
Eric LeCompte, Jubilee USA’s executive director, and others, including Father Sean Doggett of the Diocese of St. George’s in Grenada, also explained their work during a brief audience with Pope Francis.
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